On a wing and a prayer: The extraordinary hanging monasteries that cling to the sides of cliffs 公仔箱論壇& z/ ~0 h" {; f' H) ~6 v6 _+ K3 u
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Gripping: This gravity-defying hanging monastery clings to the side of Mt Huashan in China and is only accessible via steep and dangerous paths
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Closer to their god: The Taktshang Tiger's Nest monastery clings to a cliff 2,300ft above the Paro Valley floor in Bhutan at such a height it looks down on the cloudsTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。) g& S8 u2 G! w- J
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Complete isolation: According to legend, the Tiger's Nest takes its name from the 'second Buddha', Precious Guru Padmasambhava, who travelled to the site on a tiger公仔箱論壇) I1 N' ?% F% @3 \
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Between a rock and a hard place: The Holy Trinity is part of the Meteora - which translates as 'suspended in the air' - complex of monasteries in Greece, one of the largest collections of such buildings in the countrytvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 ?% I. }1 R) e7 \: N- y
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/ [3 {! J) f- w( d! _$ yVertigo-inducing: The Sumela monastery in Turkey was created 386AD apparently after two priests discovered a miraculous icon of the Virgin Mary in a cave on the mountain
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9 Z. e$ T( d- o. ?tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbDon't look down! The monasteries of Agios Nikolaos Anapafsas (left) and Agia Roussanou (right) in Greece, which form part of the Meteora complex of precariously placed buildings公仔箱論壇- D/ o8 B7 C1 l# H3 q
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 Head for heights: French mountain climber Catherine Destivelle during her ascension of the Rocher Saint Esprit, in the Meteora, with the Monastery of Roussanou located on a parallel summit (right)tvboxnow.com0 w C" i9 w0 g+ W! I) k
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Path to enlightenment: A stunning scene showing the Monastery of Roussanou in what must one of the most serene places in the worldtvboxnow.com- p3 M4 S | i1 u
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& o3 @% B6 ?2 F$ |% g& Jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbBalancing act: The monastery of Roussanou at the base of a stone tower in Meteora, Greece in a picture taken in 1985
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: D% Z2 G# \) QNerve-wracking: A man is hoisted 250ft in a net, the only way to access the Monastery of St Barlaam (right), which also forms part of the Meteora complex in Greece1 x& G) \& B, g1 }. h' V
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Rich heritage: The ruins of the Sigiriya, or Lion's Rock, in the central Matale District of Sri Lanka, which was used as a monastery from around the 5th Century BC
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. j Y: w9 Q3 x: D* YIdyllic: The rock, pictured here at dawn, upon which the temple and monastery were built is a 'magma plug'
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& |& Z; `# a _6 [$ Q$ G4 d. t公仔箱論壇Easy does it: A visitor navigates the stone stairs leading up to the temple and fortress of Sigiriya, but this path is by no means the most perilous compared to those approaching other monasteries
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7 ~6 e1 _7 K) X TBeautiful: Sigiriya is framed by symmetrical water gardens which extend to the foot of the rock. It is one of the eight World Heritage Sites of Sri Lanka
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, h9 u! |( N0 {) ^( g6 }TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Panoramic: The monastery of St Stephen, part of the Meteora complex in Greece, was built in the middle of 16th and decorated in or around 1545
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6 b2 |2 y2 \5 F/ y& ?A cut above: Rather than clinging to it, this temple was carved into the rock in the region of Cappadocia in Turkey. Frescoes can be seen around the entranceTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。3 m9 `$ {# D% J# D- @
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Up on high: The Holy Holy Monastery of Saint Nicholas Anapausas in Meteora, Greece, which was built in the 16th Century and decorated by the Cretan painter Theophanis Strelitzas in 1527 |
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